Finding 575165 (2024-001)

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Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2025-08-29

AI Summary

  • Issue: The School missed the June 30, 2025 deadline for the annual filing with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
  • Impact: This delay was caused by not engaging an independent auditor on time, affecting grantor officials' ability to assess results.
  • Next Steps: Implement formal internal controls to ensure timely filings in the future, as outlined in the Head of School's corrective action plan.

Finding Text

Criteria - The School's annual filing with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse ("FAC") for fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 was due no later than June 30, 2025. Condition - The required annual filing with FAC was not made by the required deadline of June 30, 2025. Cause - Delay in the engagement of an independent auditor to begin the single audit. Effect - A delay in the audit for fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 resulted in the FAC deadline being missed. Untimely filing hinders the timely administration and assessment of results by grantor officials. Recommendation - We recommend that the School should implement formal internal control policies and procedures to rectify the conditions noted above. Management response - See corrective action plan provided by the Head of School.

Corrective Action Plan

Implementation of plan of action - Management will engage with independent auditors earlier for timely completion of the audit and annual filing with FAC. Implementation date - Anticipated completion August 28, 2025. Persons responsible for the implementation - The Board of Directors and Head of School.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.282 Charter Schools $970,939
10.555 National School Lunch Program $11,066
10.553 School Breakfast Program $6,005